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Why the NRA Has Been a Disaster for Black Americans
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Millions of Americans watched Philando Castile die in his car. The 32-year-old was driving in a Minneapolis suburb last July with his girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, and Dae'Anna, their four-year-old daughter, when they were pulled over for a broken taillight. Castile told the officer that he had a legally permitted firearm, but when he reached for his wallet, his girlfriend said, the officer panicked and opened fire. Demonstrating remarkable composure, Reynolds livestreamed the aftermath on Facebook, capturing Castile's final moments, as the cop screamed, "I told him not to reach for it! I told him to get his head up!" |
IN: High Court Dismisses Damages Claims Against Gun Seller Filed By Shot Cop
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A firearms dealer isn’t completely off the hook after it sold a gun that later was used against a police officer, but it has avoided paying compensation to an injured police officer, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled on April 24. The case stems from a 2011 incident where Demetrious Martin, a felon who couldn’t legally purchase or own a firearm went into KS&E Sports with Tarus Blackburn. Martin and Blackburn looked at the firearm available for purchase, and Martin identified for Blackburn at Smith & Wesson handgun he liked. Later that same day, Blackburn returned to the store, alone, and purchased the gun Martin had identified for $325. |
More Women are Carrying Guns
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The best fight is no fight, but Kristie Young still wants to know how to defend herself and her family. That's why she applied for her concealed carry license. "I think people think, as women, that the men should be able to protect everything, but I want to be somewhere and even be with my husband and even be on the same level, playing field and be able to protect all of us if we need to," said Kristie Young, a Johnstown resident. Vicky Bretz walks in the woods with her grandchildren and fears for their safety. |
Gander Mountain May Close Many Store
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A sporting goods chain that has already filed for bankruptcy reorganization may be closing more stores than initially expected. Many of Gander Mountain’s 160 stores appear destined for closing, and the guns, camping gear and other inventory in the stores will be liquidated, under a plan filed in bankruptcy court.
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Defense: Man Acted in Self-Defense in Slayings of Man, Woman
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A defense attorney says a western Pennsylvania man was acting in self-defense when he shot and killed another man and a woman at his Pittsburgh-area apartment a year ago. Thirty-one-year-old Joshua Huber is charged with in Allegheny County with criminal homicide in the April 2016 deaths of 30-year-old Derek Schindler and his girlfriend, 22-year-old Melissa Zuk. Allegheny County prosecutors are seeking a first-degree murder conviction in the shootings in Etna, which followed an argument as the three were drinking and smoking marijuana. |
GA: Biker Claims Self-Defense in Fatal 2015 Gang Shootout at Macon Road Bar
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One of three men charged with murder in what police say was a motorcycle gang shootout at a Macon Road sports bar testified he fired in self-defense after he was threatened. Demark Ponder was seeking immunity from prosecution for acting in self-defense when he took the witness stand Tuesday in Judge Bobby Peters’ court. He and two others are charged in the Oct. 9, 2015, fatal shooting of Dominic Mitchell at the 4th Quarter Sports Bar, 6969 Macon Road. |
TN: Batter Up- Woman Makes Contact With The Face of Failed Robber
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A Tennessee woman is safe after literally turning the tables on a would-be-burglar in foiling a home invasion attempt with a savage and justified retort using only a baseball bat and her will.
Word has it the Seattle Mariners and other professional clubs are scouting the 52-year-old for a role as a designated hitter.
WATE-TV reports that on Saturday the homeowner opened her front door to look at a lost dog flyer held by a woman and was immediately ambushed by a masked man. That is where the old “lost dog” scam immediately went south. |
New Study Says ‘Mass’ Shootings = Less Than 1% of Gun Deaths
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A new study appearing in Monday’s Annals of Internal Medicine, and reported by CNN, contained two revelations including one that may cause a problem for gun prohibitionists: Mass shootings make up less than 1 percent of U.S. gun deaths.
The study, titled “Handgun Acquisitions in California After Two Mass Shootings,” appeared coincidentally on the day after the National Rifle Association’s convention in Atlanta drew a reported 81,836 people, the second-largest convention turnout in the association’s history. |
STI International HEX Tactical 3.0 Pistol – A Great New Concealed Carry Option
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The new STI International HEX Tactical 3.0 Pistol offers the same great looks and function of the popular HEX Tactical 4.0 and 5.0 versions in a shorter, lighter package. STI removed the tactical rail on the HEX Tactical 3.0 to cut down on weight and width and made the frame out of aluminum. The 2011 version has the shorter VIP length grip and the 1911 features the officer’s length frame. |
VA: Stafford Studying Easing Code on No-Shooting Zones
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The Stafford Board of Supervisors is considering amending the county code to allow small subdivisions to petition the board to prohibit shooting around their neighborhoods. At a meeting on Tuesday afternoon, Supervisor Gary Snellings said he has received multiple complaints from residents of subdivisions of varying sizes about neighbors shooting firearms in the vicinity. One property owner in a neighborhood of about 29 homes brought up safety and noise concerns to Snellings after observing an individual conducting daily target practice. However, county code doesn’t allow officials to do anything about it. |
TX: Significant CHL Price Reduction! Proposed Law Will Reduce Handgun License Fee
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The Texas House on Tuesday gave tentative approval to a proposal that would significantly reduce the fee for a license to carry a handgun. The 111-30 vote came after the addition of an amendment by state Rep. Jeff Leach, R-Plano, that would waive the fee for peace officers to get a license to carry a gun. The proposal, Senate Bill 16 by state Sen. Robert Nichols, R-Jacksonville, would would reduce the first-time fee for a license to carry from $140 to $40 and the annual renewal fee from $70 to $40. |
NY: Lawmakers, Advocates Want to Expand The NY Safe Act
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New York State legislators, advocates, and students joined together in the fight against gun violence on Tuesday. They’re asking lawmakers to expand on the New York Safe Act that toughened background checks and implemented other regulations on weapon and ammunition ownership. Advocates want to see new measures added to the Safe Act by allowing police or citizens to get a court order restricting access to guns when someone poses a risk. |
NV: Gun Thieves Caught on Camera
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Nearly a dozen guns were stolen from a Summerlin home, and now there's fear that the weapons may be in the wrong hands. The thieves were caught in the act on surveillance video you're only going to see on 8 News NOW. Metro Police are investigating the theft, but the homeowner has also decided to take things into his own hands. Fred Flamm has hired two private investigators to find the guns. He has also turned to 8 News NOW to get the word out. "The guy was coming over the gate, and his face was exposed right there," Flamm said.
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TN: House OKs Bill to Let People Use Silencers on Guns
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The Tennessee House has cleared a bill that would let people use silencers on their guns. The House's 74-18 vote Monday evening sends the bill to Republican Gov. Bill Haslam. The Senate approved the bill in a 28-1 vote last month. Republican sponsors have said the bill nicknamed the "Tennessee Hearing Protection Act," is meant to protect sportsmen's hearing. They have said the bill has no nefarious intentions.
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OR: Senate Passes Bill to Allow Removal of Guns from Those at ‘Imminent Risk’
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People deemed at “imminent risk” of killing themselves or injuring others could have their guns taken away under a bill the Oregon Senate passed Monday. Senate Bill 719, which goes to the House, was approved largely along party lines, 17-11. But 16 Democrats were joined in support by Republican Brian Boquist of Dallas, who lost his oldest son and Navy veteran to suicide more than a year ago — and three soldiers under his Army command to suicide after they returned from the Iraq War more than a decade ago.
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AR: UA Prepares for Guns on Campus in 2017
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The University of Arkansas is preparing for life with more guns on campus. After the passage of Acts 562 and 859, new laws that require public universities in Arkansas to allow individuals over 21 years old to carry handguns on college campuses throughout the state, UA officials are taking steps to attempt to maintain a safe environment in Fayetteville. |
Custom 1911s: Get Out and Shoot Them
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For an M1911 enthusiast, happiness often comes 230 grains at a time, buzzing down the lane at 830 fps. and hell bent on perforating a freshly hung target. At times, there is nothing more satisfying than evaporating the small A-zone of an IPSC target with a trusty .45, and feeling the mechanical “chunk-chunk-chunk” of the slide as it feeds shot after shot without fail, just as its John Browning-designed kin have been doing for more than 100 years. |
On Gun Violence: Marches Aren’t the Problem
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A credit to Mr. Craffey and Mr. Moran in their recent Advocate op-ed, “Log Cabin Republicans: We Resist the #Resist March.” They got at least one fact right. They correctly noted that the June 12, 2016 Pulse shooting was the deadliest shooting in American history. Unfortunately, it’s all downhill from there. The writers seem more horrified about LGBTQ Americans peacefully assembling to exercise their First Amendment rights than they are about the epidemic of gun violence in our country. |
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